Peep, peep Hooray!

[Hoosiercluck]

I married a farmer and have always wanted chickens for my own eggs. We inherited his grandparents' farmhouse with a coop already on property, so when my children were leaving the nest, I went broody. Currently I have 5 chickens of various breeds and loving it. My white leghorn girl, Shelley, is my favorite, but they all warm my heart.
Hope my first winter goes well. Learning a lot from this site. Thanks BYC

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Hoosiercluck, and ! Great to have you with us! As long as you have a ventilated but draft-free coop your birds will be fine. Chickens handle cold better than high heat and humidity. Here's a link to an article from the Learning Center that discusses keeping poultry in the winter https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/winter-chicken-keeping
Also, stop by the IN thread in this link if you'd like to chat with fellow local chicken peeps: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you
Best wishes and thanks for joining BYC!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on starting your flock - I'm sure things will be fine (if a little scant on eggs) during the winter. Here's a link that may be useful - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/winter-coop-temperatures

Best wishes
CT

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[CuzChickens]

Hello there, and my warmest welcomes to Backyard Chickens! I started a thread on winter chicken keeping if you would like to check it out, here is the link to it:https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ks-for-coping-the-elements-with-your-chickens. I hope you enjoy BYC as much as I have!!

 

[Hoosiercluck]

Thanks redsoxs. I did view that link previously, but do appreciate the prompt.

 

[QueenMisha]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you.